Synonyms for inexpressible
- adjective
Most common
unspeakable indescribable ineffable unutterable unexpressable
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Ineffable
ineffable, indescribable, unutterable, unspeakable, indefinable, nameless, untellable, inenarrable formal, unsayable, unexpressible rare
Other
unexpressable, inexpressable rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unable to be expressed; not able to be put into words.
She felt inexpressible contempt for her attackers.
Example sentences
- unspeakable Police encountered a scene of unspeakable carnage.
- indescribable It's an indescribable mixture of joy and sadness.
- ineffable Something ineffable about you fascinates me, woman.
- unutterable The Real, according to Jacques Lacan, is the unutterable itself.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inexpressible | rising | |
| unspeakable | rising | |
| indescribable | rising | |
| ineffable | rising | |
| unutterable | rising | |
| unexpressable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- nameless2
- 9 letters
- ineffable4, unsayable
- 10 letters
- untellable
- 11 letters
- unspeakable4, indefinable5, unutterable, inenarrable
- 13 letters
- indescribable5, unexpressible, unexpressable, inexpressable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nameless2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inexpressible